This edition of Cool Stuff was too cool to wait until tomorrow. Since the release of Back to the Future: Part II, fans have been trying to convince Nike to produce the futuristic sneakers worn by Marty McFly (played by Michael J Fox). An Internet petition was even started a while back on mcfly2015.com. Well [...]

Lafraise is selling a McFly’s Incredible Hoverboard t-shirt, an obvious reference to the prop and character from Back to the Future 2. Printed on American Apparel T-shirt and available from sizes Small to XXL for 22,00 Euros (or roughly $35 American). Why is it so expensive to buy cool t-shirts from Europe?

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Some slightly good news for Back to the Future fans. I just got off the phone with Universal and have confirmed that the Clock Tower used in the trilogy is still standing, after a huge fire broke out on the Universal Studios Backlot earlier today. The Courthouse square set surrounding the only slightly damaged Clock [...]

Spooky Update 2: Several readers have pointed out that /Film posted a “Save the Clock Tower” item just days ago. I’m not saying that one of you should start a Wikipedia entry elaborating on the “/Film effect,” but…
Faux Update: A DeLorean was not seen exiting the premises mid-flight as the blaze began.

Developing: Early this [...]

Not that anyone was expecting the answer to change, but Back to the Future co-writer and producer Bob Gale has again put sequel/remake rumors to rest.
“Let me answer one question before anyone asks it, which is, ‘Is there ever be a Back To The Future Part IV…No,” Gale told the crowd of the 5th Annual [...]

Save the Clock Tower! Mayor Wilson is sponsoring an initiative to repair that clock. We at the Hill Valley Preservation Society think it should be preserved exactly the way it is. 30 Years ago, lightning struck that clock tower, and the clock hasn’t run since…
SnorgTees has joined the cause and is selling Save the Clock [...]

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Back to The Future: The Musical created by Goldentusk
The Pitch: What if one man attempted to tell the story of Back to the Future through music? From [...]

Here is a round up of stories that just didn’t make the /Film front page, or what we like to call…. Page 2!

Collider has the first photos of Xzibit from X-Files: I Want to Believe.
Film School Rejects has obtained footage of the Ninja from Ask a Ninja talking about Fanboys.
Shock has a couple borring photos [...]

The Onion is on a roll recently with movie related news stories. First we had news that the Iron Man Movie Trailer was to be Adapted Into a Feature-Length Film, and now news that Chuck Berry Remembers the infamous call from his Cousin About a White Kid Playing Johnny B. Goode.
In a shocking revelation that [...]

Back in December, we featured the t-shirts of SplitReason in Cool Stuff. This week they’ve released a couple new tee’s, one of which is this cool retro Back to the Future design which incorporates the characters and stylings of Peabody & Sherman from the late-1950’s animated cartoon series Rock and his Friends (thanks to Alex [...]

TeamBulletTime saw Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind, and decided to create a sweded version of the Back to the Future trilogy. I thought it was cute enough to post. Check it out below.

Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads…
Christopher Lloyd has stepped back in front of the cameras, reprising the now classic role of Doc Brown from the Back to the Future trilogy. But sadly this film shoot was not for a fourth Back to the Future film. This time the mad time-traveling scientist makes an [...]

We’ve written about the Back to the Future minimates in the past. Minimates are little LEGO like figures produced by Diamond Select Toys. BTTF.com, the website for all things Back to the Future, has an exclusive “Enchantment Under the Sea Dance” two-pack featuring a rocking Marty McFly and Lorraine, both in prom attire. Available now [...]

Yesterday I came across a very cool independent t-shirt place called SplitReason. They have some great t-shirts for film geeks and gamers. Here are a few of the designs that I found interesting:
Run R2 Run

Flux

Zombie Pwnage

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Without the Flux Capacitor, Time Travel would not be possible!
Diamond Select has begun taking preorders for a officially licensed Back to the Future prop replica of the Flux Capacitor (DeLorean Time Machine Not Included) from the 1985 classic Back to the Future. All you need is 1.21 jigowatts of electricity and 88mph, and you too [...]